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Valentine's Day Balloon Art

Valentine’s Day Balloon Art

Valentines’ Day weekend was really special for me this year. This year I finally get some couple time to spend the weekend with R without the kids.  We  were lucky that our parents were willing to take care of the kids on our behalf so that we could get the weekend off.

Sakura Flower viewing

Sakura and Cherry Blossom Flower viewing

I flew off to Taipei to meet up with R and spend the whole weekend with him.  Our first destination was a private Sakura Tea garden where one could admire the flowers.

Making chocolates

Making chocolates

On Valentines’s day itself we went to Tam Shui and visited the World Chocolate Wonderland which is situated at Tam Shui fisherman’s wharf. It was the first time that we tried out making chocolate lollipops and it was certainly fun.

 

Our Chocolate Lolipops

Our Chocolate Lolipops

 

Valentine's Day Treats

Valentine’s Day Treats

It was the first time that I tried chocolate infused pasta and chocolate curry rice. It tasted really unique and I’m sure the kids would have loved to have chocolate in everything that they eat too.

 

Waterfall at Shi Fen

Waterfall at Shi Fen

Besides  going to the seaside we also went waterfall viewing. I was fortunate to be able to experience this magnificent view  at Shi Fen.  The last time R and I went waterfall viewing was back in 2013 when we went to Jeju on holidays with Tiger girl.

The seaside at Keelong

The seaside at Keelong

It was off to the seaside again on Sunday as we went to view the unique rock formations off the port of the seaside town of Keelong.

Viewing Tulips t Taoyuan

Viewing Tulips t Taoyuan

We  visited a few different mountainsides and seasides and were fortunate to see many many different flowers over the weekend.  It was certainly better then only getting a bouquet of flowers to admire.

Will be uploading the rest of the hundred of pictures which I took with my camera over the Chinese New Year break during the end of this week.

How was your Valentine’s Day weekend?

 

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A Visit to Penang Hill

The base of Penang Hill

The base of Penang Hill

Last week we went on a short vacation with the kids.  We brought them on a 4 days 3 night trip to Penang, Malaysia. The last time that we were in Penang was 4 years ago  when Tiger girl was less then a year old.

Posing with the kids at an old tram

Posing with the kids at an old tram

It was the first time that we brought them up to  Penang Hill.  823 Meters above ground it is the highest peak on the island where one can get a panoramic view of the area.

It was a short 15 minute ride up in the tram but it was over packed so I couldn’t even get a decent shot of it.  I guess that being the holiday season for the kids there it was more crowded then usual.

The station at the top of the hill

The station at the top of the hill

We were greeted by this three story complex when we exited from the train station. The place has it’s rustic feel  and it feels like one is back in the 1980s- 1990s.   There were no fancy LED signs or other modern amenities like air-condition or escalators at the place. We had to walk to view the various places of interested on the hill.

A view from the peak

A view from the peak

This was the view that we got to admire from one of the look out points. We could see nearly the whole island from where we were.

The view from the other side

The view from the other side

I love the panoramic view from the top. However if you  compare the view to the one that I have seen at The Peak in Hong Kong this one pales in comparison.

The kids and R posing with the pitcher plant statues

The kids and R posing with the pitcher plant statues

The kids were fascinated  by this gigantic pitcher plant statue and happily posed for pictures with their dad.

The Kids on the Love seat

The Kids on the Love seat

It was interesting to see so many different love lockets being chained to the fence along this look out point.  I’ve seen similar love dedication fences other parts of the world.  Have you seen such fences too?

Us on the love bench

Us on the love bench

I would love to add my own love locket onto such a love dedication fence however there weren’t any for sale at Penang Hill. Maybe next time when we visit the one at Seoul Tower we be able to put up our own love lock.

Have you visited Penang Hill before?

 

 

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